Month: March, 2017

NANJANGUD BY-ELECTION Chief Minister Siddharamaiah entered the Nanjangud by-election campaign “akhada” this morning by conducting a series of road shows and public speeches. Villagers of Nanjangud and Congress workers gave a rousing welcome to the CM as his specially modified campaign vehicle traversed through the main roads of Nanjangud town and the narrow roads of…

By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The eighteenth century poet William Blake in his poem ‘The Tyger’ has extolled the terrifying but mesmerising majesty and power that a tiger exudes. He marvels over how God himself must have felt amazed and mesmerised by this majesty and grace after creating the king of beasts. This poem…

A school headmaster who was on his way for some work at his school on his motorbike was murdered by a gang this morning near Mandya. The gang members, who came in a car, slit the victim’s throat and left the body by the side of the road and fled. The incident occurred at…

Opposition to Law Commission recommendations City advocates abstained from work today in response to the call given by Karnataka State Bar Council to boycott Court proceedings to oppose some of the proposed recommendations made by the Law Commission of India to the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Karnataka State Bar Council had expressed support to…

GUNDLUPET BY-ELECTION An FIR has been registered against Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader for allegedly paying money to a person while canvassing for Congress candidate Geetha Mahadevaprasad in Gundlupet Assembly Constituency for the by-elections to be held on April 9. Khader, who is also the Chamarajanagar District In-charge Minister, allegedly paid money to…

Accused of entering SSLC exam centres without prior permission Accusing the BJP leaders of entering SSLC exam centres and distributing stationery items to students in gross violation of the Prohibitory Orders clamped in 200 mts radius around the exam centres, the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the students wing of the Congress, has lodged…

Well-known senior writer, intellect and journalist Prof. H.L. Keshavamurthy (78) passed away here yesterday following a brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Jayavani, brother-in-law G.B. Shivakumar, a former MLA and a host of relatives and friends. His only son Praveen had pre-deceased him about 15 years ago. Prof. H.L. Keshavamurthy, who was popularly known…

Changing the rules once again for issuing ration cards to the poor, the State Government has relaxed the norms, which has come into place with immediate effect. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said that from now on, submitting a self declaration that the annual income of…

Nandini Milk will become dearer by Rs. 2 in Southern Karnataka from April 1. In the Northern districts, the price goes up by a rupee. With this increase, Nandini toned milk, earlier priced at Rs. 33 a litre, now goes up to Rs. 35 in areas under the Bengaluru, Mandya, Kolar, Tumakuru, Mysuru, Hassan, Shivamogga…

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